An original children’s play, inspired by the works of Dr. Suess and written by a Kutztown University grad, will be presented by the Kutztown University Sunshine Players Saturday and Sunday as part of several events to celebrate Dr. Suess month.

The Sunshine Players are teaming up with university’s Community Outreach Center and America Reads to host the free “Dr. Suess on the Loose” 10 a.m. to noon Saturday featuring games, prizes, food, crafts, a free book for every child, and a visit from the Cat in the Hat. The event is in the McFarland Student Union Building, Room 281.

The Sunshine Players also will present Sally Snoo and the Bird From Kaloo,” at 12:45 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the university’s Rickenbach Theatre

The original half-hour children’s play written by 2007 Kutztown University graduate Trystin S. Bailey follows the adventures of Sally, a young girl who is searching for a famous six-foot-tall bird from Kaloo to add to her collection of exotic animals. In this tongue-twisting, Dr. Seuss-themed production, Sally learns about friendship and animal rights. Kids are encouraged to join in the fun and sing along. Bailey who lives in New York previously wrote the Sunshine Players production, “The Adventures of Peter Piper, “and has written plays that has been performed at small New York area theaters.

Admission is free but the Sunshine Players will be accepting donations of new and used children’s books at all performances to donate to a local children’s charity.

The players also will present an encore performance at 10 a.m. March 31 at Barnes and Noble at the Promenade Shops in Saucon Valley.

For more than 30 years, the Sunshine Players have produced children’s theatre productions and celebrated the arts with local youth by performing shows at nearby elementary schools and on campus.